Athletes and Sports Stars Born on June 13

1879 George Gunn, English cricket batsman (15 Tests, 2 x 100, 7 x 50, HS 122no; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1958)
1894 Watson Washburn, American tennis player (runner-up Wimbledon doubles 1924, US Nationals 1921, 23; founder International Tennis Hall of Fame), born in New York City (d. 1973)

Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973)

Finnish middle & long distance runner (9 Olympic gold 1920, 24, 28), born in Turku, Finland

Red Grange (1903-1991)

American "Galloping Ghost" of football (University of Illinois, Chicago Bears), born in Forksville, Pennsylvania

1905 K. S. Duleepsinhji, English-Indian cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), born in Nawanagar State, Kathiawar, British India (d. 1959)
1911 Prince Aly Khan [Ali Salman Aga Khan], Pakistani socialite, jockey, political ambassador and third husband to Rita Hayworth, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1960)
1915 Don Budge, American tennis player (6 Grand Slam singles titles, Grand Slam 1938), born in Oakland, California (d. 2000)
1920 Knut Nordahl, Swedish soccer midfielder (26 caps; AS Roma; Olympic gold 1948), born in Hörnefors, Sweden (d. 1984)
1922 Mel Parnell, American MLB pitcher (Boston Red Sox, 1947-56), coach, and broadcaster, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2012)
1928 Ken Behring, American real estate developer, NFL team owner, philanthropist (Seattle Seahawks), born in Freeport, Illinois (d. 2019)
1934 Dick Mann, American motorcycle racer (A.M.A. Grand National C'ship 1963, 71; Motorcycle Hall of Fame 1998), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2021)
1936 Michel Jazy, French athlete (WR 1 mile 3:53.6 1965; Olympic silver 1500m 1960), born in Oignies, France (d. 2024)
1939 Tom Cheek, American sportscaster (Voice of the Toronto Blue Jays), born in Pensacola, Florida (d. 2005)
1941 Marcel Lachemann, American MLB manager and pitching coach (Oakland Athletics), born in Los Angeles, California
1943 Edward Skorek, Polish volleyball player (Olympic gold 1976), born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
1944 Joe Amato, NHRA top fuel drag racing champion (1991), born in Exeter, Pennsylvania
1945 Garry Adey, English rugby union number 8 (2 Tests; Leicester Tigers 381 games) and businessman (Executive Chairman The Adey Group), born in Loughborough, England (d. 2023)
1948 Garnet Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player and executive, born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2001)
1950 Gerd Zewe, German football player and manager, born in Stennweiler, West Germany

Mike Weaver (72 years old)

1951 American heavyweight boxer (WBA World Heavyweight Champion), born in Gatesville, Texas

1952 Jean-Marie Dedecker, Belgian politician and former judoka, born in Nieuwpoort, Belgium
1954 Daniel Seemiller, American table tennis player, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1955 Alan Hansen, Scottish soccer defender (26 caps; Liverpool 434 games) and broadcaster (BBC Match of the Day), born in Sauchie, Scotland
1962 Davey Hamilton, American auto racer and broadcaster, (Indycar Series runner-up 1996-97, 98), born in Nampa, Idaho
1962 Hannah Storm, American sports journalist (CNN, NBC), born in Oak Park, Illinois
1962 Karen Kurreck, American cyclist (World C'ship gold Individual Time Trial 1994, Masters Cyclocross 2012, 13), born in Urbana, Illinois
1963 Bettina Bunge, German tennis player (Virginia Slims of California 1983), born in Adliswil, Switzerland
1963 Catarina Lindqvist, Swedish tennis player (Swedish Open 1986), born in Kristinehamn, Sweden
1963 Edward Sturing, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse), born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
1963 Randy Gilhen, Canadian-German ice hockey forward (Stanley Cup 1991, Pittsburgh Penguins; first German-born player to win SC), born in Zweibrücken, West Germany
1964 Jennifer Gillom, American WNBA center and forward (Phoenix Mercury/Olympic gold 1988), born in Abbeville, Mississippi
1964 Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Lithuanian NBA guard (Sacramento Kings), born in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
1965 Maninder Singh, Indian cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), born in Pune, India
1966 Naoki Hattori, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo
1968 Bruce Beaton, CFL corner (Montreal Alouettes)
1968 Fabio Baldato, Italian cyclist, born in Lonigo, Italy
1969 Svetlana Krivelyova, Russian shot put athlete (Olympic gold 1992), born in Bryansk, Russia
1970 Chris Cairns, New Zealand cricketer (son of Lance, NZ all-rounder), born in Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
1970 Lance Ringnald, American gymnast (Olympic-92), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1970 Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler (Olympic gold 2000), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2004)
1972 Sale Isaia, American football guard (Baltimore Ravens), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1973 Kano Hills, tackle (New Orleans Saints)
1973 Sam Adams, NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
1974 Elli Overton, Canadian Australian swimmer (Olympic 5th 1992, 96)
1974 Valeri Bure, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens, Olympic silver 1998), born in Moscow, Russia
1975 Dave Roche, Lindsay, NHL left wing (Pitts Penguins)
1975 Riccardo Scimeca, English footballer
1977 Alexei Kariozhny, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
1979 Nila Håkedal, Norwegian beach volleyball player
1980 Darius Vassell, English footballer
1980 Florent Malouda, French footballer
1980 Markus Winkelhock, German racing driver

Kenenisa Bekele (41 years old)

1982 Ethiopian athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 2004, 08; 5,000m 2008; World C'ship gold 10,000m 2003, 05, 07, 09; 5,000m 2009; 11 x World Cross Country gold), born in Bekoji, Ethiopia

1983 Jason Spezza, Canadian hockey player
1983 Matt Allison, British racing driver
1984 Nery Castillo, Mexican soccer forward (21 caps; Olympiacos 105 games), born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
1985 Danny Syvret, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 Filipe Albuquerque, Portuguese racing driver
1988 In-Kyung Kim, South Korean golfer (British Open 2017), born in Seoul, South Korea
1993 Thomas Partey, Ghanaian football player (Arsenal, Ghana), born in Krobo Odumase, Ghana